Pay by state · 43 states
Epidemiologist Salary by State (2026)
Epidemiologists earn the most in Massachusetts at $115,890 a year and the least in Puerto Rico at $48,380 (BLS OEWS, May 2025). The national median is $87,220. All 43 states and territories with reported data are ranked below, with a cost-of-living adjusted column.
- Highest median
- $115,890Massachusetts
- National median
- $87,220BLS OEWS, May 2025
- Lowest median
- $48,380Puerto Rico
- States reporting
- 43of 54 OEWS areas
All states
Epidemiologist salary in every state
Sort by any column. Employment is the number of epidemiologists OEWS estimates in that state; blank cells are estimates BLS suppressed because the sample was too small.
| # | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MAMassachusetts | $115,890 | $93,870 | $154,840 | 660 | $109,581 |
| 2 | DCDistrict of Columbia | $112,370 | $92,660 | $130,130 | 90 | $102,247 |
| 3 | CACalifornia | $110,760 | $86,310 | $133,970 | 1,480 | $100,036 |
| 4 | NJNew Jersey | $109,760 | $84,990 | $121,880 | 290 | $100,878 |
| 5 | WAWashington | $108,240 | $96,760 | $130,970 | 1,010 | $101,147 |
| 6 | MNMinnesota | $104,460 | $85,750 | $112,650 | 310 | $105,921 |
| 7 | ILIllinois | $102,720 | $77,580 | $106,230 | 240 | $102,763 |
| 8 | MDMaryland | $101,830 | $81,910 | $132,610 | 600 | $97,019 |
| 9 | NVNevada | $99,880 | $83,450 | $118,560 | 80 | $99,901 |
| 10 | TNTennessee | $97,310 | $82,370 | $111,950 | 220 | $105,921 |
| 11 | OROregon | $93,620 | $84,860 | $113,350 | 140 | $90,576 |
| 12 | WIWisconsin | $88,770 | $85,130 | $96,800 | 90 | $94,341 |
| 13 | PAPennsylvania | $87,860 | $78,310 | $105,850 | 360 | $90,046 |
| 14 | MIMichigan | $84,990 | $66,450 | $97,260 | 280 | $88,332 |
| 15 | VAVirginia | $84,930 | $74,030 | $101,280 | 220 | $84,003 |
| 16 | NCNorth Carolina | $84,770 | $65,010 | $124,410 | 220 | $89,869 |
| 17 | SCSouth Carolina | $84,660 | $69,010 | $100,490 | 50 | $90,305 |
| 18 | CTConnecticut | $83,670 | $71,160 | $104,860 | 160 | $80,755 |
| 19 | NENebraska | $83,240 | $68,140 | $97,240 | 80 | $92,383 |
| 20 | NYNew York | $80,220 | $67,600 | $104,600 | 670 | $74,332 |
| 21 | NMNew Mexico | $79,980 | $75,210 | $89,150 | 80 | $86,735 |
| 22 | IAIowa | $79,880 | $60,150 | $87,160 | 90 | $91,019 |
| 23 | KSKansas | $79,620 | $64,560 | $89,760 | 70 | $88,400 |
| 24 | MTMontana | $79,500 | $62,940 | $84,290 | 100 | $83,998 |
| 25 | FLFlorida | $79,460 | $63,130 | $104,160 | 300 | $76,837 |
| 26 | KYKentucky | $78,810 | $67,630 | $83,700 | 120 | $87,412 |
| 27 | INIndiana | $77,250 | $69,320 | $87,560 | 170 | $82,772 |
| 28 | TXTexas | $77,170 | $64,040 | $96,420 | 1,160 | $79,510 |
| 29 | UTUtah | $76,960 | $65,830 | $95,600 | 190 | $77,844 |
| 30 | HIHawaii | $76,780 | $63,080 | $86,370 | 70 | $69,831 |
| 31 | OHOhio | $76,480 | $61,780 | $99,060 | 300 | $82,437 |
| 32 | ALAlabama | $74,740 | $59,560 | $88,200 | 70 | $84,145 |
| 33 | LALouisiana | $73,850 | $61,180 | $84,100 | 120 | $83,724 |
| 34 | COColorado | $73,750 | $68,830 | $82,040 | 430 | $71,566 |
| 35 | OKOklahoma | $72,590 | $61,590 | $84,090 | 120 | $82,636 |
| 36 | GAGeorgia | $70,880 | $53,210 | $87,480 | 510 | $73,609 |
| 37 | WVWest Virginia | $70,540 | $55,690 | $81,860 | 100 | $78,818 |
| 38 | MEMaine | $68,850 | $64,540 | $84,760 | 60 | $70,943 |
| 39 | AZArizona | $67,260 | $54,490 | $79,750 | 340 | $66,808 |
| 40 | MOMissouri | $66,890 | $59,300 | $78,400 | 120 | $73,654 |
| 41 | IDIdaho | $66,280 | $62,440 | $88,930 | 40 | $69,408 |
| 42 | MSMississippi | $56,930 | $48,690 | $80,850 | 40 | $65,472 |
| 43 | PRPuerto Rico | $48,380 | $44,500 | $57,870 | 40 | N/A |
Method
How the cost-of-living adjustment works
The adjusted column divides each state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity (RPP) and multiplies by 100. RPPs measure how much a fixed basket of goods, services and rents costs in one state relative to the national average, so the result restates local pay in national-average dollars.
For Epidemiologists, that changes the ranking: Massachusetts leads on raw pay at $115,890, while Massachusetts leads once prices are taken into account at $109,581.
Source: BEA Regional Price Parities by State, 2024 (public domain). The adjustment is NueCareer's calculation, not a BLS or BEA published statistic.
Questions
Epidemiologist pay by state: FAQ
Which state pays Epidemiologists the most?
Massachusetts reports the highest median wage for Epidemiologists at $115,890 a year (BLS OEWS, May 2025), followed by District of Columbia ($112,370) and California ($110,760).
Which state pays Epidemiologists the least?
Puerto Rico reports the lowest median for Epidemiologists at $48,380 a year, $67,510 below the highest-paying state (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
Where do Epidemiologists earn the most after cost of living?
Dividing each state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity puts Massachusetts first at $109,581 in national-average dollars, from a raw median of $115,890. BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.